Slide of the Month: "Gillman"

September 2025

Time to make: 3 hours

Soaking: 2 days

Finishing: none
 
Original design:  Mr. Gillman

One night at a Scout meeting I noticed a Scout wearing a similar neckerchief slide. "Did you make it" I asked. The Scout explained that his father made it when he was a Scout. I grabbed my notebook and sketched the design for making when I had the chance. Well many years passed and recently I came upon the sketch I made. So here's to you Mr. Gillman for a great design.

Made from bamboo this slide was harder to make than I thought it would be  as I kept breaking off the horns. (Lucky for me, I had a lot of bamboo.) Frustrated, I ended up soaking a piece in wood hardener for a couple of days. The good news was the bamboo was not as fragile but it also made it harder to carve.

A bit of sanding and the slide was finished